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Rapping Grandpa Just Wants LeBron Back in Cleveland

LeBron James can choose to become a free agent this summer, and many fans in Cleveland are holding out hope that he'll come back to his home state, rejoin the Cavaliers and rain NBA championships down upon the shores of Lake Erie for years to come.

But one local grandpa isn't just hoping for some pie-in-the-sky King James salvation. No, he's doing something about it — in rap video form, no less.

The video above, according to its own YouTube description, introduces the world to "the talented Grandpa M." Gramps' "Hey LeBron" track features his two grandsons, J. Money and Young Scoob, providing support. The track's central refrain is a straightforward declaration that cuts to the heart of the matter: "Hey LeBron! We want you back! And that ain't no smack!"

Forget a talented, young Cavaliers core, untold riches and hometown hero status — if this doesn't get James back to Cleveland, nothing will.

Dunks

1. Blake Griffin on Kendrick Perkins

This dunk set the Internet aflame in January. The official NBA YouTube video already has more than 5 million views. The dunk prompted Perkins to call out LeBron James in the press for tweeting the epic slam.

2. LeBron James on John Lucas

The night before Griffin's monumental throw-down, James turned in a classic of his own. He cleared Bulls guard John Lucas to catch this backdoor alley-oop.

3. Dwyane Wade on Anderson Verejao

A couple years ago, before he and James joined forces on the Heat, Dwyane Wade completely overwhelmed James' then-teammate, Varejao. In the immortal words of commentator Reggie Miller, "Welcome to your Kodak moment, Anderson Verejao!"

4. Baron Davis on Andrei Kirilenko

This dunk will live forever in the hearts of Golden State Warriors fans. It came during the middle of the team's improbable "We Believe" playoff run in 2007. Davis' weird, belly-baring celebration, which earned him a technical foul, brings it up another notch.

5. Shaquille O'Neal on basketball hoop designers

This dunk isn't technically "on" anyone, but young Shaq pulling down an entire basketball support is epic enough to make any list. As the esteemed Bill Walton would say, "Throw it down, big man!"

6. Tom Chambers on Mark Jackson

Current Warriors coach Mark Jackson had a stellar playing career with several NBA teams, but he was on the receiving end of probably the greatest NBA dunk ever by a white guy.

7. Scottie Pippen on Patrick Ewing

8. Michael Jordan on Patrick Ewing

Pippen's Bulls teammate — some guy named Michael Jordan — also had a ruthless dunk over Ewing. He actually had a couple, but this one is the most savage of all.

9. John Starks on the Chicago Bulls

However, Knicks guard John Starks gave the high flying Bulls a taste of their own medicine in 1993 with this lefty flush. Lore has it that Starks caught Jordan on this one, but that's debatable, at best. Check the tape and decide for yourself.

10. Allen Iverson on Marcus Camby

Back in the '90s, when both still played for the teams that drafted them, tiny Allen Iverson was all like, "Marcus, this elevator goes to 10 and I'm dropping you off at 7."

11. Kevin Johnson on Hakeem Olajuwon

Johnson is currently the mayor of Sacramento, Calif., but back in 1994 the short point guard did this to Hakeem Olajuwon. How many politicians can include "dunked over a Hall of Fame center" on their resumes?

12. Vince Carter on Frederic Weis

We know Vince Carter's all-time classic isn't technically an NBA dunk, but it's so good we'll make an exception. Playing in the off-season for the U.S. at the 2000 Olympics, Carter cleared the 7-foot-2-inch Weis to throw it down.

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